Quotes On Writing - A Collection of Famous Writers

Paulo Coelho

"Tears are words that need to be written."

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"The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion."

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"I believe that each reader creates his own film inside his head, gives faces to the characters, constructs every scene, hears the voices, smells the smells. And that is why, whenever a reader goes to see a film based on a novel that he likes, he leaves feeling disappointed, saying: The book is so much better than the film."

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"I write from my soul. This is the reason that critics don't hurt me, because it is me. If it was not me, if I was pretending to be someone else, then this could unbalance my world, but I know who I am."

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"Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience."

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"Writing means sharing. It's part of the human condition to want to share things, thoughts, ideas, opinions."

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"Talent is a universal gift, but it takes a lot of courage to use it. Don't be afraid to be the best."

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"If you only walk on sunny days, you will never reach your destination."

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"Write down everything you are feeling. Take it out of your soul, put it on paper, then throw it away."

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"If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine. It is lethal."

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"One day, you will wake up and there won't be anymore time to do the things you've always wanted. Do it now."

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"The reward of our work is not what we get, but what we become."

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"I write to empty my mind and fill my heart."

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"Impossible is just an opinion."

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"Art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can be explored only by those willing to take risks."

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"Imagine a new story for your life and start living it."

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"Writing is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering."

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"Writing is a socially acceptable form of getting naked in public."

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"If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule: Never lie to yourself."

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"Do something instead of killing time. Because time is killing you."

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"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?"

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"You will never be able to escape from your heart. So, it's better to listen to what it has to say."

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"The simple things are also the most extraordinary things and only the wise can see them."

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"It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn't matter what we call it; what matters is to leave behind us in the past those moments in life that are over."